Redistricting Update. Week of February 11, 2024: News from FL, NY, NC, WA, and WI.

Redistricting Update. Week of February 11, 2024: News from FL, NY, NC, WA, and WI.

By EditorFeb 19, 2024
Redistricting developments in the states for the week of February 11, 2024. Click on the state button for more news and media. Florida Florida officials, legislators fight speeding up redistricting case New York New House lines approved in New York. What would change. North Carolina Redistricting plaintiffs oppose consolidation of two federal cases Washington What we can learn from Washington’s independent redistricting commission Wisconsin Wisconsin Legislature passes Democratic governor’s redistricting maps Find us on: This is some text Hey look. More text! Find us on:
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Redistricting Update. Week of January 21, 2024: News from FL, LA, MI, WA, and WI.

Redistricting Update. Week of January 21, 2024: News from FL, LA, MI, WA, and WI.

By EditorJan 22, 2024
Redistricting developments in the states for the week of January 21, 2024. Click on the state button for more news and media. NationalWhich states could get new congressional maps in 2024? (abcnews) The Failed Promise of Independent Election Mapmaking (ProPublica) Florida ACLU sues Daytona Beach, saying redistricting was driven by protecting incumbents Louisiana Louisiana lawmakers approve a new congressional map with a second majority-Black district Louisiana Legislature Passes Congressional Map With Two Majority-Black Districts Michigan Michigan’s Secretary of State asks Supreme Court to pause redistricting for 2024 Redistricting commission begins redrawing Detroit-area state House maps Washington Five new maps proposed…
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Redistricting Status Update: Washington State (Feb 2022)

Redistricting Status Update: Washington State (Feb 2022)

By Marissa ZanfardinoFeb 13, 2022
The status of redistricting in Washington State. After missing a Nov. 15, 2021 deadline, the Washington State Redistricting Commission approved congressional and state legislative maps just minutes later on Nov. 16th. Despite the missed deadline, the Commission asked the State Supreme Court to consider the late adopted maps. In the days after the Commission adopted its maps, two legal challenges were filed, including one from a government transparency group alleging that commissioners flouted the public meetings law by negotiating secretly for hours on November 15, 2021 before taking a rushed vote at midnight. That lawsuit claimed, “Commissioners held a pro…
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New Developments in Yakima, WA Vote Dilution Case

New Developments in Yakima, WA Vote Dilution Case

By EditorMar 19, 2015
Yakima, WA: The Yakima city council voted this week to give themselves more time to decide if the council will appeal a recent federal court ruling invalidating its at-large method of electing city council members. The Hispanic population in the city is 42% and Hispanic voters had been unable to an elect a candidate of their choosing in the at-large scheme. The court had to make a finding of racially polarized voting in past election to invalidate the at-large system. The recent court ruling required the city to divide voters into districts, both the city and the ACLU -who was a…
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Judge Chooses ACLU Map for Yakima, Washington City Council

Judge Chooses ACLU Map for Yakima, Washington City Council

By EditorFeb 18, 2015
Its official, the Yakima, Washington city council will now elect its members from seven single-member districts, two of which will have large Latino voting populations. The city had been sued by the ACLU for its at-large voting system and the effect it had on the Latino community. A federal district court found in favor the ACLU and directed both the city and the ACLU to offer a redistricting map that would afford the Latino population better representation. The court this week, chose the ACLU map. Read.
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